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 Posted: Sun, 16th Nov 2008 10:42 Post subject: [NR] Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (July 2009) |
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dsergei
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| Posted: Sun, 16th Nov 2008 15:09 Post subject: |
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Looks alright. Why did they delay it i forgot?
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| Posted: Sun, 16th Nov 2008 15:18 Post subject: |
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It wouldn't bring in the big money if it was released in 2008, or some moronic reason like that. Apparently people in the USA go to the theaters only in summer.
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dsergei
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| Posted: Sun, 16th Nov 2008 15:29 Post subject: |
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Someone should leak it asap!
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| Posted: Sun, 16th Nov 2008 16:23 Post subject: |
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oh C'mon it's over used and squeezed as hell crap
should've ended at 3, since 4 everything is pretty much from the top of writer's head
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| Posted: Sun, 16th Nov 2008 16:29 Post subject: |
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The poster disturbs me. It shows a young boy and an old man along with the romantic tagline "I'm safe with you, Harry". WTF??!?
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Ankh
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| Posted: Sun, 16th Nov 2008 16:37 Post subject: |
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Imo she's one of the most overrated authors ever. Her books are manly made of stuff from other books and not that good really.
shitloads of new stuff in my pc. Cant keep track of it all.
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| Posted: Sun, 16th Nov 2008 17:04 Post subject: |
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Well the main thing is that kids like it, and that it brings huge amount of money, right? 
"Quantum mechanics is actually, contrary to it's reputation, unbeliveably simple, once you take the physics out."
Scott Aaronson | chiv wrote: | | thats true you know. newton didnt discover gravity. the apple told him about it, and then he killed it. the core was never found. |
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| Posted: Sun, 16th Nov 2008 18:04 Post subject: |
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Well it is a children book, what did you expect, new LOTR?  No matter whether it is good or bad, the thing is that kids will read it (which is good imo). If that makes them wanna take Tolstoy or Dostoevsky afterward that's fine by me.
"Quantum mechanics is actually, contrary to it's reputation, unbeliveably simple, once you take the physics out."
Scott Aaronson | chiv wrote: | | thats true you know. newton didnt discover gravity. the apple told him about it, and then he killed it. the core was never found. |
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fraich3
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| Posted: Sun, 16th Nov 2008 18:19 Post subject: |
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What ? The books are great and more then childrens books. Obviously you havnt read all seven books and/or childrens books if you think that this whole series is one.
Don't judge a book by its movie..
"Zipfero is the biggest fucking golddigger ever" - Mutantius
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Ankh
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| Posted: Sun, 16th Nov 2008 18:50 Post subject: |
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| fraich3 wrote: | What ? The books are great and more then childrens books. Obviously you havnt read all seven books and/or childrens books if you think that this whole series is one.
Don't judge a book by its movie.. |
No, its a childrens book. Perhaps up to age 15-16, but thats about it.
You may like it ofc as an adult, but the writing/english of the books are not better than any other childrens book.
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| Posted: Sun, 16th Nov 2008 18:51 Post subject: |
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| fraich3 wrote: | What ? The books are great and more then childrens books. Obviously you havnt read all seven books and/or childrens books if you think that this whole series is one.
Don't judge a book by its movie.. |
I was a kid when I read it (I'm 20 now, I must have been like 13 back then) and found it ridiculous
Example: People talk with ghosts at school, there is a hat that talks and there were talking pictures if I remember correctly and that was fine with all students. But then Harry talks with a snake, a living creature, and this suddenly freaks everybody out. I wondered if Rowling even cares about what she writes.
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fraich3
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| Posted: Sun, 16th Nov 2008 19:14 Post subject: |
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| me7 wrote: | | fraich3 wrote: | What ? The books are great and more then childrens books. Obviously you havnt read all seven books and/or childrens books if you think that this whole series is one.
Don't judge a book by its movie.. |
I was a kid when I read it (I'm 20 now, I must have been like 13 back then) and found it ridiculous
Example: People talk with ghosts at school, there is a hat that talks and there were talking pictures if I remember correctly and that was fine with all students. But then Harry talks with a snake, a living creature, and this suddenly freaks everybody out. I wondered if Rowling even cares about what she writes. |
Its supposed to be a magical/fantasy world hence ghost, hats that talk and da da, a school for wizard and witches.
Well obviously a snake is a symbol for Slytherin/evil, hence when he is the first one to talk with a snake in a long time people get nervous. On top of that he defeated the last one to talk with a snake. it would be weird if people got happy about it..
I am also 20 now, read the first one when i was about 11-13 i guess also, and loved it since the begining.
"Zipfero is the biggest fucking golddigger ever" - Mutantius
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| Posted: Sun, 16th Nov 2008 19:22 Post subject: |
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| fraich3 wrote: | | Its supposed to be a magical/fantasy world hence ghost, hats that talk and da da, a school for wizard and witches. |
Exactly, but if t's normal to talk to a hat how can it be abnormal to talk to an animal? When you write fantasy you are allowed to redefine certain natural laws but you need to keep it consistent.
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zipfero
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| Posted: Sun, 16th Nov 2008 19:23 Post subject: |
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What a poor comparison. It's clearly shown in both the books and the movies that there is a great stigma attached to the ability to speak to snakes. And that is why people react strongly.
8 out of 10 dentists prefer zipfero to competing brands(fraich3 and Mutantius)!
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| Posted: Sun, 16th Nov 2008 19:23 Post subject: |
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I read it too back then, and find it to be rather amusing, as I love fantasy stuff. But that was it, amusing but not something children should have as literature in schools...
"Quantum mechanics is actually, contrary to it's reputation, unbeliveably simple, once you take the physics out."
Scott Aaronson | chiv wrote: | | thats true you know. newton didnt discover gravity. the apple told him about it, and then he killed it. the core was never found. |
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fraich3
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| Posted: Sun, 16th Nov 2008 19:33 Post subject: |
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| zipfero wrote: | | What a poor comparison. It's clearly shown in both the books and the movies that there is a great stigma attached to the ability to speak to snakes. And that is why people react strongly. |
Thx you very much, my point exactly!
Of course its nok a book you give kid as literature in schools. But that doesnt mean it isnt a great series of books. Besides the last 3 books are alot more mature, and better in my opinio, then the first 4.
"Zipfero is the biggest fucking golddigger ever" - Mutantius
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| Posted: Sun, 16th Nov 2008 19:36 Post subject: |
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Btw, the poster is fan made as there's no official poster yet.
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| Posted: Sun, 16th Nov 2008 19:42 Post subject: |
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I don't have anything against the books, they do their job just fine (entertain person for a while). And about the poster: didn't really noticed, good job indeed...
"Quantum mechanics is actually, contrary to it's reputation, unbeliveably simple, once you take the physics out."
Scott Aaronson | chiv wrote: | | thats true you know. newton didnt discover gravity. the apple told him about it, and then he killed it. the core was never found. |
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